Posted by Nellie on 17/5/2007, 1:37:25, in reply to "Re: recap"203.214.27.80

5 - BONZA ?

Odd one out? Only Beatrix contains the letter I.

--Previous Message--: Charles H - you have posed a tricky one : here! : : I was just about to post Bonaparte for 3. : : Aussie connection, Jose? - Not that I can : see. : : Clue 5 gives us no idea of the country or : first name so it makes it quite difficult. : : 4 and 7 did not reign, but still no idea of : the odd one out. : : As I have the list so far -- : : 1. Bernadotte - They do it in Sweden : 2. Bourbon - They do it in Spain (They used : to do it in France ) : 3. Bonaparte - They used to do it in France : 4. Beaufort - They live at a house named : after which a game is named : 5. ?????????? - His name had a 'de' in it : and after removing it he sounded Australian : 6. Beatrix - She does it in the Netherlands : 7. Battenberg -Louis changed his FROM this : in 1917 : : : --Previous Message-- : Has BRAGANÇA/BRAGANZA any aussie sound : connection ? : : --Previous Message-- : BONAPARTE : : --Previous Message-- : Well, you are both right about B : Octavius you are right with 1, 2, 4 (thanks : Nellie), 6 and 7! : So well done! : However I did have another in mind for No. 3 : with a slightly different 'it'. You still : have to get No. 5 and the odd one out. : : : --Previous Message-- : 1. They do it in Sweden: : BERNADOTTE monarchs : : 2. They do it in Spain (They used to do it : in France ) : : BORBÓN monarchs : : 3. They used to do it in France : : BOURBON monarchs : : 4. They live at a house named after which a : game is named : : BADMINTON (thanks Nellie) : : 5. His name had a 'de' in it and after : removing it he sounded Australian : : No idea, must be the odd one out) : : 6. She does it in the Netherlands : : Queen BEATRIX, she reigns : : 7. Louis changed his FROM this in 1917 : : Mountbatten from BATTENBERG (thanks Nellie) : : So the common link is the B! (yet again, : thanks Nellie) : : : : : : : : : :